The Third Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 3 March 2013 01:00
The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 11:14-26[3]
[4]Artwork: Gustave Doré, Jesus Healing the Man Possessed with a Devil, c. 1866, Engraving, The Holy Bible with Illustrations by Gustave Doré.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#lent3
- Ephesians 5:1-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Luke 11:14-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Dore_HealingManPossessed.jpg
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